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Automaton is a creative technology agency building AI-powered systems for growth: automated websites, AI agents, and marketing infrastructure designed to convert. We specialize in Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), helping businesses get cited directly by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews, not just ranked in traditional search.
We run every program we sell on our own site first. Our AEO/GEO methodology, our automated blog to social pipelines, and our AI agent systems are all live and documented on automatonagency.com before we ever pitch them to a client.
Our work spans custom website design and development (Next.js, WordPress, Squarespace, Kajabi), AI automation and agent systems built on Claude, chatbot and conversational AI development, business process automation, marketing intelligence and attribution reporting, and lead generation and CRM automation.
We serve businesses across the US, with deep experience in legal, private equity, wealth management, and accounting verticals. Based in Austin, TX.
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Min project size
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Hourly rate
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Employees
2 - 9
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Year founded
Founded 2018
Service Lines
- AI Agents
- 25%
- Web Development
- 20%
- AI Development
- 15%
- Pay Per Click
- 10%
Select Focus Area
- AI Expertise
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- Machine Learning
- 20%
- Application Platforms
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- Other app platform
- 100%
- AI Agent Development Focus
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- AI Agent Platforms & Builders
- 70%
- AI Agent Frameworks
- 20%
- Voice AI Agents
- 10%
- AI Agent Purpose Focus
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- Sales & Lead Generation AI Agents
- 30%
- Workflow AI Agents
- 25%
- Marketing AI Agents
- 20%
- Data Analysis AI Agents
- 15%
- Coding & Development AI Agents
- 10%
- AI Platform Integration Focus
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- Google Workspace AI Integration
- 40%
- Hubspot AI Integration
- 30%
- Squarespace AI Integration
- 30%
- AI Technologies & Models
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- Anthropic
- 65%
- Deepmind Gopher
- 5%
- Facebook OPT
- 5%
- GPT-J
- 5%
- GPT-Neox
- 5%
- Meta Make-a-Video
- 5%
- Open AI Dall-E 2
- 5%
- Open AI GPT-3
- 5%
- Business Consulting Focus
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- Business Process Management Consulting
- 25%
- CMS Focus
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- WordPress CMS
- 55%
- Squarespace CMS
- 20%
- Netlify
- 10%
- Weebly CMS
- 5%
- Wix CMS
- 5%
- Platform SEO Focus
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- WordPress SEO
- 60%
- Squarespace SEO
- 20%
- Shopify SEO
- 10%
- YouTube SEO
- 10%
- Programming & Scripting
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- JavaScript
- 35%
- Typescript
- 25%
- Python
- 20%
- HTML5
- 10%
- SQL
- 10%
- SEO Focus
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- Technical SEO
- 15%
- Local search
- 10%
- PPC Focus
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- Google Adwords
- 60%
- Retargeting Advertising
- 15%
Industries
- Legal
- 30%
- Financial services
- 25%
- Business services
- 20%
- Non-profit
- 15%
- Franchises
- 10%
Clients
- Small Business (<$10M)
- 70%
- Midmarket ($10M - $1B)
- 30%
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Our Story
Automaton was founded in 2018 by Joseph Darnell. Before starting the agency, Joseph spent years implementing sales and marketing systems for small businesses, consulting in the Infusionsoft/Keap ecosystem, and cofounding a startup. Today Automaton builds AI-powered systems that keep producing value after the engagement ends, working as an embedded creative-technical partner for SMBs and growth-stage professional services firms.
Meet the Team
Joseph DarnellFounder
Founder of Automaton, building AI-powered systems for SMBs and growth-stage firms since 2018. Previously consulted in the Infusionsoft/Keap ecosystem. Ships every system personally, from architecture to prose.
What Sets Us Apart
We run our own playbook first
Every AEO/GEO program, automation, and AI system we sell to clients is live and documented on our own site before we ever pitch it.Built by practitioners, not salespeople
Founder writes the code and the strategy. No account manager translating between you and the people doing the work.
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